Research at body farms—research facilities dedicated to studying what happens to human bodies after death—supplies law enforcement with valuable information about the process of decomposition in ...

Credit: Grainger Films Bodies decompose differently in mass graves than in individual graves. To understand these differences ...

Chemicals released in the air can be extremely dangerous for human beings and the environment. Hyperspectral images can be used to identify chemical plumes, however the task can be extremely ...

Researchers have developed a simple, effective electronic device that can determine how fresh a fish is in less than two minutes.

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) is a type of volatile organic compound (VOC) that was once widely used as a refrigerant and cleaning agent, but is now strictly regulated due to its toxic properties.

Increases in nitrogen (N) availability reduce decay rates of highly lignified plant litter. Although microbial responses to N addition are well documented, the chemical mechanisms that may give rise ...

A simple new sensor can determine exactly how fresh fish is in less than two minutes. To determine the freshness of a piece ...